diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
index e3e45a0cbc..46b8eed3fa 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/main.zeek
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ export {
 	## Returns: a topic string that may used to send a message exclusively to
 	##          a given cluster node.
 	global nodeid_topic: function(id: string): string;
+
+	## Delegate to Broker::__subscribe()
+	global subscribe: function(topic_prefix: string): bool;
+
+	## Delegate to Broker::__unsubscribe()
+	global unsubscribe: function(topic_prefix: string): bool;
 }
 
 # Track active nodes per type.
@@ -519,3 +525,13 @@ function log(msg: string)
 	{
 	Log::write(Cluster::LOG, [$ts = network_time(), $node = node, $message = msg]);
 	}
+
+function subscribe(topic_prefix: string): bool
+	{
+	return Broker::__subscribe(topic_prefix);
+	}
+
+function unsubscribe(topic_prefix: string): bool
+	{
+	return Broker::__unsubscribe(topic_prefix);
+	}
diff --git a/src/broker/messaging.bif b/src/broker/messaging.bif
index e647928190..971df738de 100644
--- a/src/broker/messaging.bif
+++ b/src/broker/messaging.bif
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ function Broker::make_event%(...%): Broker::Event
 	return RecordValPtr{zeek::AdoptRef{}, zeek::broker_mgr->MakeEvent(&args, frame)};
 	%}
 
+## Delegate to Broker::make_event()
+function Cluster::make_event%(...%): Broker::Event
+	%{
+	return zeek::BifFunc::Broker::make_event_bif(frame, BiF_ARGS);
+	%}
+
 ## Publishes an event at a given topic.
 ##
 ## topic: a topic associated with the event message.
@@ -122,6 +128,12 @@ function Broker::publish%(topic: string, ...%): bool
 	return zeek::val_mgr->Bool(rval);
 	%}
 
+## Delegate to Broker::make_event()
+function Cluster::publish%(topic: string, ...%): bool
+	%{
+	return zeek::BifFunc::Broker::publish_bif(frame, BiF_ARGS);
+	%}
+
 function Broker::__flush_logs%(%): count
 	%{
 	auto rval = zeek::broker_mgr->FlushLogBuffers();
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/manager-1..stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/manager-1..stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb92b93865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/manager-1..stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+### NOTE: This file has been sorted with diff-sort.
+node_down, 1
+node_down, 2
+node_down, 3
+node_down, 4
+ping, reply
+ping, reply
+ping, reply
+ping, reply
+started
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-1..stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-1..stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789d49772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-1..stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+started
+ping, hello
+ping, end
+terminate
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-2..stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-2..stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789d49772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/proxy-2..stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+started
+ping, hello
+ping, end
+terminate
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-1..stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-1..stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789d49772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-1..stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+started
+ping, hello
+ping, end
+terminate
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-2..stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-2..stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789d49772c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.cluster.shims/worker-2..stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+started
+ping, hello
+ping, end
+terminate
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/shims.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/shims.zeek
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a44ce8f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/shims.zeek
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT1
+# @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT2
+# @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT3
+# @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT4
+# @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT5
+#
+# @TEST-EXEC: zeek --parse-only %INPUT
+#
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run manager-1 ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=manager-1 zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run proxy-1   ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=proxy-1 zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run proxy-2   ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=proxy-2 zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-1  ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=worker-1 zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-2  ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=worker-2 zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 5
+# @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-sort btest-diff manager-1/.stdout
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff proxy-1/.stdout
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff proxy-2/.stdout
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff worker-1/.stdout
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff worker-2/.stdout
+
+@load base/frameworks/cluster
+
+@load policy/frameworks/cluster/experimental
+
+@TEST-START-FILE cluster-layout.zeek
+redef Cluster::nodes = {
+	["manager-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::MANAGER, $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT1"))],
+	["proxy-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::PROXY,     $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT2")), $manager="manager-1"],
+	["proxy-2"] = [$node_type=Cluster::PROXY,     $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT3")), $manager="manager-1"],
+	["worker-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::WORKER,   $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT4")), $manager="manager-1"],
+	["worker-2"] = [$node_type=Cluster::WORKER,   $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT5")), $manager="manager-1"],
+};
+@TEST-END-FILE
+
+global got_pings = 0;
+
+event zeek_init() {
+	if ( Cluster::local_node_type() == Cluster::MANAGER )
+		Cluster::subscribe("/manager/ping");
+	else
+		Cluster::subscribe("/other/ping");
+}
+
+event ping(msg: string) {
+	print "ping", msg;
+	++got_pings;
+
+	if ( Cluster::local_node_type() == Cluster::MANAGER )
+		{
+		if ( got_pings == 4 )
+			Cluster::publish("/other/ping", ping, "end");
+		}
+	else
+		{
+			if ( msg != "end")
+				Cluster::publish("/manager/ping", ping, "reply");
+			else
+				{
+				print "terminate";
+				terminate();
+				}
+		}
+}
+
+
+event Cluster::Experimental::cluster_started()
+	{
+	print "started";
+
+	if ( Cluster::local_node_type() == Cluster::MANAGER )
+		Cluster::publish("/other/ping", ping, "hello");
+	}
+
+global node_downs = 0;
+
+event Cluster::node_down(name: string, id: string)
+	{
+	if ( Cluster::local_node_type() != Cluster::MANAGER )
+		return;
+	++node_downs;
+	print "node_down", node_downs;
+	if ( node_downs == 4 )
+		terminate();
+	}